[Goanet-News] Pro Musica's Young Goan Talents...

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Pro Musica recently presented ‘Young Goan Talents’ - a Western Classical concert - on Sunday, 22nd August at 6.30 p.m. at the St. Inez church, St. Inez, Panaji. This concert was the third in a continuing series with this edition being dedicated to the late Mr. Eric Menezes, the ex President and

[Goanet] Condolences: Reena Martins, Mumbai

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Thanks FN,   I think, Reena also lost her mother  about 6-7 months ago   Our heartfelt  sympathies to Reena and family   Quote: [Goanet] Condolences: Reena Martins, Mumbai   Condolences to Reena Martins, journalist from Velim/Mumbai who writes for The Telegraph (Kolkata), whose dad passed away

[Goanet] THE GOA POLICE'S HALL OF SHAME

2010-09-09 Thread Aires Rodrigues
The Goa Police which is already accused of having a nexus with the Drug Lords have something more to worry about.Information sought by me under the Right to Information Act has revealed that more that half the police officers holding the rank of Police Sub Inspector to Superintendent of Police

[Goanet] Goan saint update: 100 more signatures needed

2010-09-09 Thread George Pinto
The impossible is about to happen. We have approximately 900 signatures and need 100 more to make it to a 1,000. You have clearly stated you want a Goan Saint now. You have waited long enough - 300 years. A 100 more signatures and we can proudly send the petition to the Pope this month.

[Goanet] Happy Eid to all our Muslim readers.

2010-09-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
*Here is a recipe for Beef Rendang - tastes like xacuti, cooked especially for Eid in Malaysia, S'pore and Indonesia. Eat with rice or flaky parathas. * * * *Recipe: Beef Rendang (Rendang Daging) or Spicy Beef Stew with Coconut* *Ingredients:* 1 1/2 pound boneless beef short ribs (cut into

[Goanet] Goa news for September 9, 2010

2010-09-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa receives Queen''s Baton - IBNLive.com tates/article617869.eceForeigners' property confiscated in Goa

[Goanet] Early puberty for girls is raising health concerns - USATODAY.com

2010-09-09 Thread Con Menezes
Health concerns due to chemical reactions from pesticides etc?? http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-08-09-1Apuberty09_ST_N.htm

[Goanet] Daily Grook #804

2010-09-09 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #804 === JOLLY TALLY === by Francis Rodrigues tho' statisicians humor often shun, - mathematicians do have sum fun! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of

[Goanet] BBC NEWS | Health | Beetroot 'may cut blood pressure'

2010-09-09 Thread Con Menezes
Beetroot Juice Helps reduce High Blood Pressure. BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7228420.stm

[Goanet] Ginger Helps Chemotherapy Patients: H ealth Blog « Jon Barron's Natural Health Blog

2010-09-09 Thread Con Menezes
Ginger Helps Chemotheraphy Patients. Jon Barron. http://www.jonbarron.org/blog/2009/05/ginger_helps_chemotherapy_pati.html

[Goanet] QA with Jon Barron, 2110: Natural Health Information

2010-09-09 Thread Con Menezes
Q A to health information. Jon Barron http://www.jonbarron.org:80/baseline-health-program/2010-04-26-QA-2010.php

[Goanet] Attacks on Shristians in Karnataka

2010-09-09 Thread Marshall Mendonza
JC: 1] http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg44022.html Sun, 22 Mar 2009 I consider hindutva (ideology) to be the GREATEST threat we as a nation are facing today. Gujarat happened because of hindutva. Orissa happened because of hindutva. Karnataka is happening because of

[Goanet] GOA'S DESTRUCTION IN THIRD STAGE

2010-09-09 Thread soter
(An opinion forwarded to Herald on 28/8/2010. AN OPINION DELAYED IS AN OPINION DENIED) The recent proposal to carve out a third district for Goa is nothing new. Such a ridiculous proposal was first heard of under the NDA rule in 2002. It is nothing but the British tactic of 'divide and rule'.

[Goanet] CHURCH’S TEACHINGS ON ECOLOGY AND ENV IRONMENT AT ST THOMAS CHURCH HALL, CANSAULIM

2010-09-09 Thread roger dsouza
TOPIC: *CHURCH’S TEACHINGS ON ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT* WHERE : *ST THOMAS CHURCH HALL, CANSAULIM – SALCETTE, GOA* DATE: *SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 (Friday)* TIME: *STARTS AT 4:00PM* BY: *FR. BISMARQUE DIAS * Fr. Bismarque Dias of The Blessed Sacrament Congregation and his Team will be

[Goanet] WHY CHRISTIANS ? and NOT MUSLIMS SIKHS

2010-09-09 Thread M D
Why the Christians? Have the Hindus run out of Muslims and Sikhs, that a small and insignificant minority should be threatened, attacked, burned at will by right wing Hindutva forces? This may sound strange, but in a real sense that the saffron mob has in deed — if not in words — run out of

Re: [Goanet] TAG to support Non-Commercial Tiatr Troupes - Comment suggestion

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Update: I got a mail confirming that  KA pays 80% of the gate receipts and not 50% as stated (which I think I got from tiatrist themselves). With 80% payout, it comes to about 4,000 more in the stated example.   In another news item in today's TOI, it was said professional Tiatrist/group got

[Goanet] Fake Babush on Facebook - 'I am a computer illiterate' says Goa's Education Minister

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Babush on Facebook is Fake   ‘I am a computer illiterate’ said the Goa’s Education Minister after filing complaint with the Panjim Police Station, against the imposter who could be from outside Goa/India Last month I wrote: Cherchil, Babushh etc on facebook? Do you really believe these are

Re: [Goanet] Attacks on Shristians in Karnataka

2010-09-09 Thread J. Colaco jc
So, the Marshall Mendonza who (possibly) believes that it is OK to propagate the '50 crores/day' - even though he knew that the figure was a gross exaggeration of the truth AND who specialises in posting ONLY anti-Hindu news items, is now implying that the following are not exaggerations i.e. that

[Goanet] Gabe: Rendang Riot !

2010-09-09 Thread eric pinto
  Thanks, Gabe, between food and music, you deliver !  That recipe must certainly be the right thing.    Western bachelors looking for quick Indian fixes can use store stocked spaghetti sauces for curry.  The Newman brand of a cheese based mix produces a north Indian korma: just mix in any

[Goanet] 37 day long 36th Tiatr Competition 2010

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
37 day long 36th Tiatr Competition 2010   No, it does not mean  37 tiatr entries this year. Infact, there were 21  entries now left with 19 after two withdrawn as on last day of withdrawal.   So, there are 19 (or 21?) participating groups this year (last year it was 13).  36th Tiatr Competition

[Goanet] Talking Photos/Video: Beautiful ‘Mat oli’ items

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Beautiful ‘Matoli’ items   Two days to go but heavy rush to buy Lord Ganesha’s favourite 'Matoli' items at Panjim Promenade, opp, Dempo House.   This time, I see 3 new items viz. Jagma, Tirfollam and Dates or Khazur like fruits. (on inquiry, I was told  they are not dates but sort of Beatle

[Goanet] Panjim Gymkhana TT: Mangesh shocks Wesley; Double crowns for Urmila, Tejas

2010-09-09 Thread Sandeep Heble
Urmila Mense and Tejas Shevde claimed double crowns each at the All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by Panjim Gymkhana at Gymkhana Hall, Campal, Panaji on Thursday. Urmila who had upset her higher ranked opponents in the previous rounds carried her fine form into the Finals as

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Hari Razaghe Ghandd ?

2010-09-09 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
Redemptor, or Christ the Redeemer. Rgds, v On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:52 PM, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: We also went to Divar. There was a chapel? With life size image of Jesus Christ popularly known as ‘lonvemchi imaj’? (skin hair?) But I don’t remember seeing it though, hair I

[Goanet] Worship Ganesha in an eco-friendly way - Source: Agencies, The Indian Express, India Syndicate

2010-09-09 Thread Camillo Fernandes
Worship Ganesha, but in an eco-friendly way With Ganesha Chaturthi festival just around the corner, civic authorities across states have appealed to use eco-friendly Ganpati idols as per the directives from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Here's how cities are perparing for the

[Goanet] Free Software in Goa...

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Linux For You, LFY (Sept 2010), now available at Varsha Book Stall in Panjim and elsewhere (Rs 100) includes the following CDs for the month: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING:  * ADempiere ERP  * Openbravo ERP  * Dolibarr ERP  * PostBooksERP  * webERP  * Opentaps ERP LFY Archives: An exclusive

[Goanet] Raising funds for Daddy's Home Charity (Margao, Goa)

2010-09-09 Thread Herman Carneiro
Dear Goanetters, Goanet is proud to team with Noel Rebello (London, ex-Mombasa) to help raise money for a non-profit organization called Daddy's Home. Daddy's Home is located in Gogol, Margao, and is open to people with learning difficulties, such as Down Syndrome, no matter what their age,

[Goanet] Panjim Gymkhana TT- Photograph

2010-09-09 Thread Sandeep Heble
Photograph of the Finalists along with dignitaries available at: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1695304l=d2d7ae64c2id=1187066172 warm regards Sandeep Heble Secretary, Panjim TT Club 9326129171

Re: [Goanet] 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day

2010-09-09 Thread lino dourado
Mogacheno, Aiz 'World Suicide Prevention Day' Mhojea AITARACHEO KATKUTLEO pustokantli ek gozal tumkam vachunk ditam. Lino Dourado       Jiv Diunk Ievjiteleank Dhuklopachem Nhoi   “Zori konn tori eklean atmghat vosuicide korpacho dukhinn yevjita mhonn tuka sanglem

[Goanet] Mr. Correa is also Indian of Portuguese descent... ha...thats Goan.......!(NYT article)

2010-09-09 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Here is the article in the NYT on a research facility in Lisbon designed by Charles Correa. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/europe/09iht-portugal.html?_r=1src=meref=world http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/europe/09iht-portugal.html?pagewanted=2_r=1ref=worldsrc=me

[Goanet] Airports

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Just read somewhere that the Hyderabad International Airport has been named among the world's five top airports (with Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing). I wonder whether frequent fliers among you would agree. Goa's Dabolim must be surely among the world's worst managed ... thanks in part

[Goanet] Chitra Museum, in Benaulim. . .

2010-09-09 Thread Dan Driscoll
Took some guests there on Tuesday, Sept 11th. What a fine job those young people (Victor Hugo Gomes Aldina) have done. Guided tour and absolutely splendiferous luncheon, with charge of 500 each only. Tried to make up in Donation Box. The lunch itself would have been twice that in most of the

[Goanet] Eucharistic Adoration is a Transforming Experience........

2010-09-09 Thread Gina Fernandes
Subject: Eucharistic Adoration is a Transforming Experience He walked here in the same flesh, and gave us the same flesh to be eaten unto salvation ... and not only do we not sin by adoring, we do sin by not adoring.  St Augustine Eucharistic Adoration Experience During my

[Goanet] Although

2010-09-09 Thread Gina Fernandes
Even if you do not write books ...you are the writer of your life. Even if you're not Michelangelo ... You can make your life a masterpiece. While singing voice ... Your life can be a beautiful song that any famous composer would envy. Still do not understand the music ... Your life can be a

[Goanet] PIGS? Really?

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIGS_(economics) This does seem to have shades of the North Europe versus South Europe rivalry (that Dr Teotonio talks about in Medieval Goa), a shadow perhaps of the Black Legend that the Dutch painted about the Spaniards that occasionally gets reflected in the Grand

[Goanet] Goa news for September 10, 2010

2010-09-09 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Pacheco Can Leave the Party If He Wants: NCP - Outlook _ZUjxw

[Goanet] Chicken Curry : Victor and Leah Rangel-Ribeiro.

2010-09-09 Thread eric pinto
 The 'International Cookbook' was published in 1997 by the Parents Association of the UN School in New York.  The recipe was submitted by Vic and Leah.  I have 'condensed,' but not 'reduced.'       Blend and reduce to a paste the following :     Two medium onions, an inch of ginger, two

[Goanet] TR: corrupt

2010-09-09 Thread bruno.gomes
Dear Editor Please publish this article Bruno Gomes NEW DELHI: Almost one-third of Indians are utterly corrupt and half are borderline, the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem. Pratyush

[Goanet] World's most livable cities...

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Vancouver city, Canada named as the world's most livable city as per a survey conducted by the Economics Intelligence Unit. Delhi is ranked at 113th place and Mumbai at 117th place. Frankly, I don't have any expertise in this field, nor do I understand how this works, but: * What about rating

[Goanet] Charles Correia.

2010-09-09 Thread eric pinto
Charles Correia has done much to promote India, personally and professionally.  Portugal would probably prefer not to be reminded of the very public nationalism of his grandfather, the Bombay based Prof. Pedro Correia-Afonso. eric. Here is the article in the NYT on a research facility in

[Goanet] Union Council of Ministers is poorest of the poor!!

2010-09-09 Thread U. G. Barad
India's Union Council of Ministers is no richer than any Goanet Members? And yet we all implicate our honorable ministers with wealth. They were so modest that they even did not want their poor financial background to be known to their countrymen. They were so honest that they did not even want

[Goanet] Pro Musica's Young Goan Talents...

2010-09-09 Thread Frederick Noronha
Pro Musica recently presented ‘Young Goan Talents’ - a Western Classical concert - on Sunday, 22nd August at 6.30 p.m. at the St. Inez church, St. Inez, Panaji. This concert was the third in a continuing series with this edition being dedicated to the late Mr. Eric Menezes, the ex President and

[Goanet] One in three Indians 'utterly corrupt': Former CVC

2010-09-09 Thread Vasant Baliga
NEW DELHI: Almost one-third of Indians are utterly corrupt and half are borderline, the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem. Pratyush Sinha, who retired as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner this week, said the

[Goanet] Talking Photos: More Mapusa pics you can pick and mix

2010-09-09 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: More Mapusa pics you can pick and mix   St. Joseph Chapel 1825 but renovated in 2004 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4975599196/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4974987185/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4975598520/

[Goanet] Corrupt system

2010-09-09 Thread Ignatius Xavier
The outgoing chief of watchdog Mr. Pratyush Sinha said that almost one-third of Indians are “Utterly Corrupt” and half are “borderline”, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem. Transparency International, the global anti-graft body, puts India 84th on its corruption perception

[Goanet] Press Note-TAG's Kantaram Competition

2010-09-09 Thread Tiatr Academy Goa
*PRESS** NOTE* For favour of publication *TAG’s Kantaram Competition* TAG had announced the organization of a competition of Konkani songs namely duets, duos, trios, quartets/quintets. The competition was scheduled to take place on Saturday, 18th September 2010 at the Auditorium of Goa

[Goanet] Goa's amazing music talent!

2010-09-09 Thread Jazz Goa
Singer/songwriter Minelli Pinto all of seventeen years with her song 'White Lies' Download the mp3 here: http://www.filefront.com/17276827/white-lies.mp3/ Goa's amazing music talent!